How do they match: Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Sample Stitcher
  • Alterations and Tailor Shop Fitter
  • Alterations and Tailor Shop Sewer
  • Shop and Alteration Tailor

  • Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.
  • Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
  • Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
  • Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.
  • Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.

  • Record operational or production data.
  • Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.